U-674
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 7 Apr, 1942 | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 823) | ||
| Launched | 8 May, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 15 Jun, 1943 | Oblt. Harald Muhs | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 15 Jun, 1943 - 31 Jan, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1944 - 2 May, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 2 May 1944, in the Arctic Ocean north-west of Narvik, in position 70.32N, 04.37E, by rockets from a Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 842) of the British escort carrier HMS Fencer. 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-674 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |